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The story of Egypt is the story of a river. Without the Nile, Egypt would be a desert from end to end. With its irrigation network, this river has kept the desert at bay and gave Egypt the fertile area of the Nile valley and the Delta of Lower Egypt. Almost all her riches spring from the land which is cultivated by about ten million peasants in much the same way and with the same implements as were used by the ancient Egyptians. Each year the river rises and spreads its water. In winter, the flood begins to go down. Until modern times there was always the danger of drought till the next season's rains. Modern engineering is solving the problem by holding back the surplus flood water by means of a great dam at Assuan several hundred miles up the Nile.

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Without the Nile, Egypt would be a desert. (Rewrite the sentence using 'If... not')

The story of Egypt is the story of a river. Without the Nile, Egypt would be a desert from end to end. With its irrigation network, this river has kept the desert at bay and gave Egypt the fertile area of the Nile valley and the Delta of Lower Egypt. Almost all her riches spring from the land which is cultivated by about ten million peasants in much the same way and with the same implements as were used by the ancient Egyptians. Each year the river rises and spreads its water. In winter, the flood begins to go down. Until modern times there was always the danger of drought till the next season's rains. Modern engineering is solving the problem by holding back the surplus flood water by means of a great dam at Assuan several hundred miles up the Nile.

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Modern engineering is solving the problem. (Rewrite using the Present Perfect Tense)

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The story of Egypt is the story of a river. Without the Nile, Egypt would be a desert from end to end. With its irrigation network, this river has kept the desert at bay and gave Egypt the fertile area of the Nile valley and the Delta of Lower Egypt. Almost all her riches spring from the land which is cultivated by about ten million peasants in much the same way and with the same implements as were used by the ancient Egyptians. Each year the river rises and spreads its water. In winter, the flood begins to go down. Until modern times there was always the danger of drought till the next season's rains. Modern engineering is solving the problem by holding back the surplus flood water by means of a great dam at Assuan several hundred miles up the Nile.

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This river has given Egypt a fertile area. (Begin your sentence with- The fertile area.)

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The story of Egypt is the story of a river. Without the Nile, Egypt would be a desert from end to end. With its irrigation network, this river has kept the desert at bay and gave Egypt the fertile area of the Nile valley and the Delta of Lower Egypt. Almost all her riches spring from the land which is cultivated by about ten million peasants in much the same way and with the same implements as were used by the ancient Egyptians. Each year the river rises and spreads its water. In winter, the flood begins to go down. Until modern times there was always the danger of drought till the next season's rains. Modern engineering is solving the problem by holding back the surplus flood water by means of a great dam at Assuan several hundred miles up the Nile.

Give noun form of the following word:
Fertile:

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The story of Egypt is the story of a river. Without the Nile, Egypt would be a desert from end to end. With its irrigation network, this river has kept the desert at bay and gave Egypt the fertile area of the Nile valley and the Delta of Lower Egypt. Almost all her riches spring from the land which is cultivated by about ten million peasants in much the same way and with the same implements as were used by the ancient Egyptians. Each year the river rises and spreads its water. In winter, the flood begins to go down. Until modern times there was always the danger of drought till the next season's rains. Modern engineering is solving the problem by holding back the surplus flood water by means of a great dam at Assuan several hundred miles up the Nile.

Give noun form of the following word:
Cultivate

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A Patriot is a man who loves his country, works for it and is willing to fight and die for it. Every soldier is bound to do his duty, but the best soldiers do more than this: they risk their lives because they love the country they are fighting for. They love its hills and valleys, its cities and villages, its people and their way of life, and they are willing to defend it to the last against enemies who try to conquer it and destroy it.
Why is it that some nations have disappeared altogether? It has nearly always been because when the great test came when everything depended upon the most active resistance to the enemy, not enough men and women were found ready to sacrifice themselves so that their country and their fellow countrymen might continue to live.
Why is it that other nations, often small in population and power, when compared with others, remain century after century free and independent in spite of great wars that have been fought around them and even within their own borders? The answer is that nowhere in such countries have men been found willing to yield to the enemy, for a time they may have seemed to be the mercy of conquering, but they have waited, refusing to give in until at last the opportunity has come to destroy or drive out the enemy and win back their freedom.

What do the best soldiers do for their country?

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A Patriot is a man who loves his country, works for it and is willing to fight and die for it. Every soldier is bound to do his duty, but the best soldiers do more than this: they risk their lives because they love the country they are fighting for. They love its hills and valleys, its cities and villages, its people and their way of life, and they are willing to defend it to the last against enemies who try to conquer it and destroy it.
Why is it that some nations have disappeared altogether? It has nearly always been because when the great test came when everything depended upon the most active resistance to the enemy, not enough men and women were found ready to sacrifice themselves so that their country and their fellow countrymen might continue to live.
Why is it that other nations, often small in population and power, when compared with others, remain century after century free and independent in spite of great wars that have been fought around them and even within their own borders? The answer is that nowhere in such countries have men been found willing to yield to the enemy, for a time they may have seemed to be the mercy of conquering, but they have waited, refusing to give in until at last the opportunity has come to destroy or drive out the enemy and win back their freedom.

According to the passage, what a patriot does for his country?

A Patriot is a man who loves his country, works for it and is willing to fight and die for it. Every soldier is bound to do his duty, but the best soldiers do more than this: they risk their lives because they love the country they are fighting for. They love its hills and valleys, its cities and villages, its people and their way of life, and they are willing to defend it to the last against enemies who try to conquer it and destroy it.
Why is it that some nations have disappeared altogether? It has nearly always been because when the great test came when everything depended upon the most active resistance to the enemy, not enough men and women were found ready to sacrifice themselves so that their country and their fellow countrymen might continue to live.
Why is it that other nations, often small in population and power, when compared with others, remain century after century free and independent in spite of great wars that have been fought around them and even within their own borders? The answer is that nowhere in such countries have men been found willing to yield to the enemy, for a time they may have seemed to be the mercy of conquering, but they have waited, refusing to give in until at last the opportunity has come to destroy or drive out the enemy and win back their freedom.

Why do some nations remain free century after century?

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows:

A patriot is a man who loves his country, works for it, and is willing to fight and die for it. Every soldier is bound to do his duty, but the best soldiers do more than this: they risk their lives because they love the country they are fighting for. They love its hills and valleys, its cities and villages, its people and their way of life, and they are willing to defend it to the last against enemies who try to conquer it and destroy it.
Why is it that some nations have disappeared altogether? It has nearly always been because when the great test came, and everything depended upon the most active resistance to the enemy—not enough men and women were found ready to sacrifice themselves so that their country and their fellow countrymen might continue to live.
Why is it that other nations, often small in population and power, when compared with others, remain century after century free and independent despite great wars that have been fought around them and even within their own borders? The answer is that nowhere in such countries have men been found willing to yield to the enemy, for a time they may have seemed to be the mercy of conquering. However, they still have waited, refusing to give in until, at last, the opportunity has come to destroy or drive out the enemy and win back their freedom.

How does a nation lose its freedom?